The Exhibition "Let Us Drink the New Wine, Together!" has been curated by Alys Longley and Máximo Corvalán-Pincheira in collaboration with over 100 artists worldwide.
It is on until 13 May, in person at the Malcolm Fisher Gallery in Howick and online.
Alex Bonham spoke to Alys Longley, an Associate Professor at the University of Auckland's School of Dance talks about how the work is rooted in multi-disciplinary and multi-site collaboration pushing at the borders that divide despite or perhaps because it all began with artists being trapped at home during the Covid lockdown.
Last week, the Education and Workforce select committee released its final report on an inquiry into social media's harm on young people. The report included 12 recommendations to the government on action to take which would protect tamariki online.
These recommendations included a social media ban for under 16s, establishing an independent national regulator for online safety and addressing legislative gaps to increase companies' liability for harm. Some MPs have disagreed with the report’s findings however, with the ACT party calling for a patient, rather than fast changing, approach to online restrictions.
To discuss the findings of the report and how the government should address online protection Producer Thomas spoke to Tāhono Trust member Anjum Rahmen.
No - it is not a joke. The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra have moved their performances online. They did their first performance last week, the Wednesday night in which the rāhui was about to start. Lillian Hanly spoke to NZSO’s Principal Trombonist David Bremner to find out how that’s going to work.
Daniel spoke with Neal Curtis, professor in media and screen studies at the University of Auckland about trolls, online hate, misogyny, the rise of extreme right ideologies and its impact on the Prime Minister.
What do we do about our falling voter rates in local elections? Some say we offer chocolate, sasage sizzles or make it a holiday, though, the most common call is to put voting online.
However, Dr Julienne Molineaux, Director of The Policy Observatory, says voting in local elections is far too complex, with too many options and too few clear opinions for voters, thus, online voting won't do much.
Producer Jack Marshall spoke with Dr Molineaux about the problems with local elections and how we might improve them.
Many New Zealander's cannot afford a lawyer and do not qualify for legal aid. Creating effective online self help tools could make people feel more empowered in their search for legal information. News and Editorial Director Jemima Huston speaks to Dr Bridgette Toy-Cronin, Director and Senior Lecturer at the University of Otago Faculty of Law, about how online tools can assist in bridging the access to justice gap.
Addiction and gambling has always been a major problem in society, but what happens when gambling is normalised in the online sphere?
Lotto New Zealand have recently launched an add-on to their gambling app, allowing them to sell Instant Kiwi products to consumers. Critics argue, apps like this are problematic, as gambling becomes hugely accessible at all times.
Mark Casson speaks to Anthony Hawke, from Hapai Te Hauora about the risks of online gambling.
Maria's bringing in dark tales of the silk road... You know, the online version. Deep Web is a documentary about the tales of online encrypted trading; the darkest secrets of the deepest web. Ooo, spooky.
Dr. Lisa Darragh is a lecturer in the school of curriculum and pedagogy, and the Faculty of Education and Social and her current research is into the use of on-line mathematics instructional programmes in NZ primary classrooms. Rachel and Tess chat to Dr. Lisa Darragh about a different style of teaching, the dangers and benefits of using an online platform in school curriculums.
Radio Adelaide's Zoe is back for another week catching us up on the latest news out of Australia. This week, environmental protestors have violently clashed with police in Melbourne. And the government's investigating using facial recognition software - but would it breach your privacy?
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